In battle experience the joy of victory

thank you the world cup, the anniversary was not that modest – skromnaya. But, as they say, to each his own times, and rejoice accordingly. Someone victories on the fields of football, and we go to 75 years ago, in the hot 1943 the year. Digress a bit. In general, the path of each military connection – sometimes an interesting thing. Why date of creation of the 20th field army is considered the july 1943?
because on the basis of a stavka order no.

46194 dated june 26, 1943 on the basis of the 19th cavalry corps, july 15, 1943, was formed the 4th tank army of the second formation. To avoid confusion:
4th panzer army, the first formation was formed 1 august 1942, on the basis of a stavka directive no. 994124 of july 22, 1942 on the basis of 28-th army. Finish the formation and equipment, the army was thrown into the meat grinder of the voronezh and stalingrad fronts near the town of kalach. 4th panzer army had to take the brunt of the Southern group of the german 6th army to the North of kalach. In the course of fierce fighting, the 4th panzer army stopped the advance of the enemy, disrupting his attempts to force the don and capture stalingrad. Then the army along with other armies of the front had led a fierce defensive battles. 22 oct 1942 all that remained of the panzer army, was converted in the 65th army, continuing his way of fighting under the command of pavel ivanovich batov. We're talking about the 4th tank army of the second formation. Second, the 4th panzer army, as mentioned above, was formed on 15 july 1943 by order of the supreme command on june 26, 1943 on the basis of the 19th cavalry corps. The first commander of the army was lieutenant-general of tank troops vasilii Mikhailovich badanov.

Person of interesting destiny. Vasily Mikhailovich badanov all his life dreamed to work as a teacher. To teach "Intelligent, kind, eternal". But so fate decreed, his education mostly (though in the field of teaching, he still worked) had adults. Lieutenant of the Russian imperial army badanov in the South-Western front taught the germans, austro-hungarians and bulgarians in 1915-1917. Company commander and chief of staff of the infantry brigade of the red army in 1919 and taught on the Eastern front tough men kolchak. Explained the advantages of the soviet power in 20 years in Belarus. With the beginning of the great patriotic war vasily Mikhailovich, quite naturally, went back to teach the germans.

Fortunately, not used. Major general badanov became the story of the war with its lesson in tatsinskaya. An unprecedented feat, when the 24th tank corps after the march length of 240 kilometers with the simultaneous breakthrough of the enemy reached the village tatsinskaya, where on december 24 defeated based there, a strategic airfield of the luftwaffe. At this time divisions of the enemy under the command of routh and beam were advancing toward tatsinskaya to encircle the broken body. But the body badanova, named "Tatsinskiy", killing more than 300 transport aircraft, has gone from seemingly inevitable defeat. For this operation badanov was awarded the order of suvorov 2nd class, # 1. In general, awards are not much loved badanova, but not for the order fought these people. Fact. You now have a running badanova on 20 july, the army was incorporated into the Western front, 30 july the bryansk front.

In the front of the army participated in the orel operation. 20 september, the 4th panzer army was withdrawn to the reserve of the supreme command, and on 27 february 1944 was included in the composition of the 1st ukrainian front. And began her journey West. From march to april during the proskurov-chernovtsy operation, the army successfully conducted the offensive, releasing more than 400 settlements and by the middle of april reached the foothills of the carpathians. Unfortunately, in march 1944, during the proskurov-chernovtsy operation, lieutenant-general badanov was seriously wounded and contused. After the treatment the army has not returned, and in august of the same year, was appointed to the position of chief of military educational institutions of the main department of formation and combat training of armored and mechanized forces of the soviet army. He was appointed commander Dmitry danilovich lelyushenko, "The general "Forward!". Army under his command, consisting of the 1st ukrainian front participates in the lvov-sandomierz, Eastern-carpathian and vistula-oder operations. In the final stages of the war, part of the 4th guards tank army d. D.

Lelyushenko participated in the silesian and Berlin operations, after which nazi Germany was, in fact, ended. But the most famous operation by the time the 4th guards tank army began a forced march to prague, where on may 5, the uprising of czechoslovak patriots. 3rd and 4th guards tank army generals rybalko and lelyushenko hammered the last nail in the coffin of fascism, not allowing blood to drown in prague. After the war, the 4th guards tank army was included in the composition of the central group of forces. In 1946, the army was renamed the 4th guards mechanized army. Its body was transformed into a division. In november 1946, in connection with the reduction of personnel of the soviet armed forces 4th guards mechanized army was reorganized into the 4th separate guards personnel tank division.

Accordingly, its division was converted into a separate cadre, shelves, shelves in a separate cadre battalions, or battalions, separate battalions in the individual personnel of a company or battery. Within 1949 of separate human parts has been a full-blooded formed 4th guards mechanized army consisting of 6-th and 7-th guards mechanized and the 10th guards tank divisions. In 1958, again renamed as the 4th guards tank army. In 1960, reorganized into the 20th guards combined-arms army. That is a legacy. Today, the 20th army is in fact shield the West exactly where you can (and should) be trouble. That is, the border with Ukraine. Part of the army close it, the possible direction of action potential:
— the 3rd infantry wilenska red banner, orders of suvorov and kutuzov division;
— 144-i elninskaya guards motorized rifle red banner, order of suvorov division;
— 1-i separate guards tank ural-lvov order of the october revolution, red banner, orders of suvorov and kutuzov volunteer brigade named after marshal of the Soviet Union Malinovsky ("Black knives", if anyone knows);
— the 53rd anti-aircraft missile brigade;
— 448 missile brigade;
— 236-i artillery brigade;
— 9 guards the lvov-Berlin orders of bogdan khmelnitskiy and the red star sustainment brigade;
— separate brigade logistics support. A little? possible. Given, however, that 3 of the dpa until recently, was only a brigade, and the 1st tb only regiment of storage, the work done is very impressive. The question of quality is always ostroshitsy, but nonetheless. Today the army has a new commander (may 2018), guard major general ivaneev andrey. 75 years of age is not just a term, it's still a date.

Going back to the beginning, i believe that could be a date to put some noisier. Something. It's a shame that the match someone 6 jul gathered 100 times more people. Of course, the football played by the top level more interesting and patriotic, but nonetheless. How to mark this date?
the honest answer is — i don't know. But my personal opinion is that semidesyatiletiya army — a thing somewhat more substantial than kicking an inflated air bladder. Although this is a matter of taste. What can you tell about the celebration? it was all very family.

Without the involvement of the masses that, in fact, upset. All his, and nothing more. The first part consisted of laying wreaths and flowers at the eternal flame on victory square. Then the action moved to the city auditorium, where all those present were shown a film about the history of the 20th army from the press service zvo. Pleased with the presence in the film frames taken at different times, the crew of the "Military review". The hall was attended by yunarmeytsy. All colors and stripes. Many times, from the commander of zvo colonel-general kartapolov andera to local officials and representatives of the state duma. If you select, it is quite dashing speech Vladimir anatolyevich shamanov. Companion of shamans were present at the meeting as a representative of the bureaucratic or parliamentary structures, and in my own way.

The fact that in 1998-99, being "On vacation" between the two chechen wars, major-general shamanov was appointed chief of staff of the 20th army. Of course, then there was the awarding ceremony and a concert. On the street, meanwhile, was a compromise. Compromise between all sorts of bans, for the world cup, and the desire to show and spend. Therefore, an exhibition of the art of 20-th army (more than modest, i should note) shoved into a car park near the church. Well, at least something. The most interesting that the exhibition people came. Even on a friday.

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